Radiator



Dec. 30, 1930 w, MURRAY 1,787,118

RADIATOR Filed July 9, 1929 INVENTOR.

7 v easily assembled.

Patented Dec. 30, 1930 rnnnrnronw. MURRAY, OE OM A HA, NEBRASKA]:

. imnrAroR r Application filed. as, The invention relates'tos radiators of type used 1n connectlon' wlth motor'drlven vehicles and has for its object td'pro'vide a device: ofthis character fo'rmedfyinsections whereby the radiator'may be easilyjassembled or disassembled'for shipment and stor-' age purposes as well as repair purposes.

'A further object is to formthe radiator from, an upper chambered section,an inter-' mediate tube carrying section'and a "lower chambered section and to detachably connect said sections together whereby they may be easily disassembled for. repair purposes and A further object. isto provide the intermediate sectionwith horizontal tubes, upper ends of which have pipe connections with'the upper section of-the radiator and, the lower 'pipe sections cornmunicaterwith the lower radiatorsection. Also toprovide U-shaped I pipe couplingsconnectingthe ends of the horizontal pipes and disposed in chambers in the sides of the intermediate section.

A'further object is to provide vertically disposed pipes interwoven inthe horizontal pipes and connecting the upper and lower radiator sections and throughwhich the circulating water passes for cooling purposes.

Afurther object is to provide the ends of the horizontal pipes with head engaging plates and to provide plates within the side chambers of the intermediate section and engaging heads of a U-coupling and bolts extending through said plates and the sides of- Figu're 2 is a ve will beseen'that when theboltselfi are 1929. serial-no.- 376,976; I I 7 view through the radiator. V

Figure 3 is avertical transverse sectional view through the radiator taken on line 33 ofFigure 2. I i

, Figure I 1 is a horizontal sectional view throu 'h one side of the interniediatesection, Re erri'ng to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the upper section of the radiator, 2 theintermediate sectionand 3 the lower section." The opposite sides of sections 1, 2 and 3 are provided with lugs 4 through which bolts '5' extend for securely attaching the sections together and] at the same time allowing the radiator to beeasily and quickly assembled andv disassembled air repair purposes. The upper section 1 is provided with a conventional filling opening6 and has a chamber 7 therein into which water ,fromerthe engine passes through the intake port 8.1fThe lower section 3 is provided with a chamber9 into which the water passes after leavingthe intermediate section .2 and is dischargedthroughithe' discharge port 10 to the engine jacket in the usual manner. Y i The opposite sides'of the intermediate section 2 are'formed' from channeled'members 1 1, in which are slidably mountedplates 12,

which may be soldered" at 13 for forming watertight chambers. 14,.;and threaded.

through said plates 12 are securing bolts 15,

the inner ends of which are threaded through the plates l6 also slidably mounted within the channeled members 11, therefore rotated, the plates 16 will be forced inwardly, thereby'forcing the heads 17 of the horizontal tubes18'and the heads19 of the U shapedconnections 20 into close watertight engagement whereby fluid from the chamber 7 will take a zig za'gcourse downwardly and be discharged through the ports 21 in one of the chambers 14 and: will then pass downwardly through the port 22into the chamber rtical transverse sectional thereby-insuring a cooling Qfthe liquid" 95 The upper ends of the upper tubes 18 are pro videdwith L connections 23 with the upperv sectionl of the radiator. o

To further insure the, cooling of thlillqlllld vertically disposed. tubes 24 are provided, me

which tubes are interwoven with the transverse tubes 18 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3 andhave their-upper ends in comrnunication with the chamber 7 of the upper section 1 at 24a where they pass through the wall 25 connecting the sidemembers of the intermediate 860M011 and in commun cation with the chamber 9 of thesection" 3 at 26 where they pass through the lower'wa-ll'27' that when "the bolts "are grelnoyed, the

forming the bottom of the intermediate section 2' Walls and 27 be'welded Q1 otherwise secured to the ends of the side members 11 of the intermediate sections when forming the sections. It willbe noted that the plates 16 are 'di'sposed'outside' the de membe sll, thereforeit will be. seen headed, members 7 "an .19 w l lo the tubes to h removedlaml: replaced,

From the above it will befseen that arae 'diator tructure is. Provide Which is mp in construction, formed-from aplurality of se'ctionsjwhich maybe easilyand quickly as sembled or disassembled for repair purposes, and a combination ofhorizontal and 'verti-; cal tubes mused through which the fluid flows thereby insuring maximum cooling efliciencyand that the tubes extending in one direction are-interwoven with the tubes extending in the other direction, thereby in.- suringmaximum leng h itubes. The in-'.' terwoVenr-tubes which extend vertically as well as theother tubes may beformed from anyjkind of material, and applicant doesnot limit himself in this particular.-

The invention having beenset forth was is claimed as new anduseful is:

1 1. A' r di to cgmp 'isi gan pp r section having achamber therein into which water,

enters, a lower section" hailing a chamber therein into which water enters and fromwhich water {is discharged, an intermediate section, said intermediate section com rising side chambered members, horizonta tubes carried by the intermediatesection, vertical tubes carried by the intermediate section and communicating with the chambers'of, the up by said tubes and engaging the plates, plates within the channeled members, bolts cooperating with said plates for forcing said plates towards each other, U couplings carried by the plates within the channeled members, heads carried by said couplings and engaging the heads of the tubes, said couplings connecting theftubes' whereby zig zag tubes are formed communicating with the chambers of the upper section and the lower section. r

3. A radiator comprising an upper chambered. section, a lower chambered section, an intermediate section, said intermediate sectionhaving side channelled members, plates within the channeled members, plates within t e nte me iat section, o iz a b s tendingthrough one ofthe latter plates at; either side of theintermediate section, heads arrie y-vsaid tub U co pli g carried y END'QETQN 'W: MURRAY- per and lower sections, U couplings vconnecting the ends of adjacent horizontal tubes thereby forming zig zag conduits, the upper horizontal tubes having vone of their 'endsconnected to the upper section, the ends ofthe horizontal low'er'tubes discharging into the lower section and. said vertical tubes interwoven in the horizontal tubes and forming communication between the chambers of the upper and; lower sections.-

, 2. A. radiator comprising an uppersection. havingachamber therein, "a chambered lower section, an intermediate section, said inter- "mediate section comprising chambered Chan nelled side members, horizontal tubes carried by the intermediatesectiomplates adjacent the endsof said tubes, the ends of said'tuhes. en g hro h aid; P ates headscarriei 

